This article is part of “Pastors and Prey,” a series investigating sex abuse allegations in the Assemblies of God. Police in Florida have charged a prominent Assemblies of God pastor with “knowingly and willfully” failing to report allegations of child sex abuse to authorities. Mark Vega, 55, senior pastor of Ignite Life Center church in Gainesville and a former chaplain …
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Country singer John Rich is making waves after publicly trashing megachurch pastor Joel Osteen. During a wide-ranging podcast discussion, Rich took a moment to speak about religion and explain why he’s not a fan of Osteen, one of the world’s most popular televangelists. According to Rich, Osteen fails to preach a key component of the Gospels, and to him, that’s …
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This article is part of “Pastors and Prey,” a series investigating sex abuse allegations in the Assemblies of God. Thomas Pinkerton Jr. used to tell children in his youth group in Maryland that it was normal for a pastor to kiss boys on the lips, because that’s how Jesus greeted his disciples, according to an arrest warrant made public last …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link A Maryland pastor who fled Honduras 24 years ago to escape poverty and violence is waiting to hear when he will face an immigration judge after his arrest this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying his visa in 2001, his family said. Daniel Fuentes Espinal, a 54-year-old father of three, is expected to request …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link A Maryland pastor who fled Honduras 24 years ago to escape poverty and violence is waiting to hear when he will face an immigration judge after his arrest this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying his visa in 2001, his family said. Daniel Fuentes Espinal, a 54-year-old father of three, is expected to request …
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By CP StaffWednesday, July 23, 2025 Pastor Kent Christmas of Regeneration Nashville stands with a sword in his hand during a sermon July 20, 2025. | Screenshot/YouTube/Kent and Candy Christmas A Tennessee pastor brandished a large sword during his Sunday sermon and suggested that the recent cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was the result of divine intervention. …
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